Salt N Pepa Research Paper

Cherly James and Sandy Denton better known as Salt 'N Pepa are one of the most known female groups ever. These two women were able to create music that spoke about sex, men, and other issues that most women were not. One of their hit songs "Push It" changed the game for females in the music industry. "Push It" was nominated for a Grammy in 1985, but Salt 'N Pepa boycotted the show when the rap categoru wasn't televised (Rollingstone)." This was something that was not suprising back then and even today because of the way that female artist are acknowleged. Many of the female artists back then were overlooked because of the way females were seen in the rap industry. In this essay I will go into detail about Salt 'N Pepa's music career, the

Shortly after Salt 'N Pepa added Dee Dee "Spindrella" Roper to their group. She was added to the group and soon after they made the song "Push It". "Salt 'N Pepa became the first female MCs to crack the pop Top 20 when this track was remixed by San Francisco DJ Cameron Paul (Rollingstone)." This was a huge single for the group because this song set the pacce for them. "Salt 'N Pepa sold over 15 million records in a phenomenal career, peaking 1955 and 1993 (Croy Music Miscellany)." During this period they had hits like Push It, Let's Talk About Sex. and Whatta Man that set a platform for them. Push It was a song that was about sex and making the world understand that "they were able to beat the boys at their own game (Strong Voices-Female MC's,

Some of the lyrics are "But she was mad and sad and feelin' bad thinking about the things that she never had no love, just sex, followed next with a check and a note that last night was dope, dope (azlyrics.com)." This was reality for most women and the fact that Salt 'N Pepa made a song for women empowered them because they had never had someone understand them. In 2007 the Salt 'N Pepa show(excluding Spindrella) premiered documenturing their life and how they were doing then. This allowed followers to keep up with the once most popular female groups around. I remember in one of the episodes Salt 'N Pepa were performing Let's Talk About Sex at an HIV/AIDS event. They were giving away free condoms and expressing how important it is for everyone to go get checked for any disease. This is extremely important because when a figure like Salt 'N Pepa does something to make a difference in the community people listen. These women have been using their fame to help